Horse profile
Butler's Brief (IRE)
by Yeats (IRE) out of She's On The Case (IRE) (Witness Box)
41 runs · 15 courses · from Oct 2019
As at 4 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 6 May 2025 — 547 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run May 2025 · 7th of 9
8 wins · 5 courses
Last raced off OR 110
KTB Profile
Butler's Brief won eight of 41 starts on turf, all in handicaps. Seven of those wins came over 2m5f – 3m, with three on soft ground and one on heavy. He won a Class 4 handicap hurdle at Bangor-on-Dee in Oct 2024 off an official rating of 108 and a Class 3 event at Kelso the previous year. Aged 10 at his last run in May 2025, he finished 7 of 9 at Worcester.
Based on 41 archived runs · run-style from 7 commented runs since Aug 2024 · updated 4 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically prominent
OR ↓ 19lb off peak
- 8–41Wins / Runs
- 19.5%Strike rate
- 14 (34.1%)Placed
- +11.50£1 level staken=41 at SP
- 1.67Fair A/E n=41 · 1.47 incl. margin
- 129Highest OR
- 34dBetween runs (median)longest 268 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating110↓ 19lb off peak
110
98–129
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 153
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 12 | 154B | 118 | — |
| Good to Soft | 8 | 153A | 113.5 | — |
| Soft | 5 | 128B | 109 | — |
| Heavy | 3 | 148C | 115 | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 4 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 21 | 154B | 118 | — |
| Over 3m | 4 | 154A | 136 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3 | 108C | 79 | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 13 have no figure: did not complete (9) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (2).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 28 figures from 41 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 7 analysed runs since Aug 2024
- Prominent 4 (57%) · 0 wins
- Led 1 (14%) · 0 wins
- Mid-division 1 (14%) · 1 win
- Held up 1 (14%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses).
Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 5 | 0 | 0% | −11.9 | — |
| Good to Firm | 222 | 28 | 12.6% | +0.7 | — |
| Good | 3,443 | 476 | 13.8% | +1.9 | 2 from 17 |
| Good to Soft | 1,963 | 212 | 10.8% | −1.1 | 2 from 12 |
| Soft | 2,839 | 305 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 3 from 7 |
| Heavy | 1,160 | 136 | 11.7% | −0.2 | 1 from 5 |
| Standard (AW) | 204 | 14 | 6.9% | −5 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6f – 7f | 28 | 1 | 3.6% | −8.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 86 | 6 | 7% | −4.9 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 263 | 26 | 9.9% | −2 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,439 | 274 | 11.2% | −0.7 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 3,293 | 352 | 10.7% | −1.2 | 0 from 7 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 2,907 | 387 | 13.3% | +1.4 | 7 from 29 |
| Over 3m | 820 | 125 | 15.2% | +3.3 | 1 from 5 |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jul 2013 · as at 4 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
She's On The Case (IRE) (Witness Box)
5 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Just Jess (IRE) (2 wins).
The wins came over 2m–3m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Just Jess (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just Jess (IRE) | 27 | 2 | 2m–3m1½f | Class 4 |
| Mr Woody (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 3m | Class 5 |
| Greer Hill (IRE) | 10 | 1 | 2m½f | Class 5 |
| Sheemore (IRE) | 6 | 0 | — | — |
| Queens Secret (IRE) | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 17 | 2 | 12% | −4.75 |
| Good to Soft | 12 | 2 | 17% | +9.50 |
| Soft | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.75 |
| Heavy | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 4 | 18 | 5 | 28% | +7.50 |
| Class 3 | 13 | 2 | 15% | +8.50 |
| Class 2 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Class 5 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttoxeter | 8 | 2 | 25% | +2.50 |
| Worcester | 6 | 2 | 33% | +6.25 |
| Bangor-on-Dee | 6 | 2 | 33% | +3.25 |
| Warwick | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| Doncaster | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Wetherby | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Ludlow | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Hereford | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Stratford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kelso | 1 | 1 | 100% | +14.00 |
| Aintree | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Newbury | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Cheltenham | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Chepstow | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m5f – 3m | 29 | 7 | 24% | +8.50 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Over 3m | 5 | 1 | 20% | +10.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Scholfield | 21 | 6 | 29% | +19.00 |
| Lee Edwards | 5 | 1 | 20% | +0.50 |
| Ciaran Gethings | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Jonathan Burke | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Murray Dodd | 2 | 1 | 50% | +5.00 |
| Tom O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Liam Treadwell | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jay Tidball | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Bryan Carver | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Alan Johns | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 24 | 5 | 21% | +2.50 |
| Cheekpieces | 16 | 3 | 19% | +10.00 |
| Blinkers | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 14% | +0.00 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | 20% | +9.00 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 13% | −1.50 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 43% | +7.50 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 25% | +1.50 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 38 | 8 | 21% | +14.50 |
| Chase | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · 2 runs | ||||||||||
| 06 May 25+39d | Worcester | Blackmores Building Contractors Handicap Hurdle Tracked front-runner - hampered 6th - driven and dropped from second before 3 out - faded and finished well beaten | 7/9 | 37 | 11-4 | 110 | 118C | 97C | Jonathan Burke | 12/1 |
| 28 Mar 25+128d | Wetherby | Albert Bartlett Triple Crown Series Handicap Hurdle Went straight to front - lost command before 3 out - dropped away before 2 out - well held at finish | 9/13 | 7½ | 11-6 | 112 | 102B | 110A | Ciaran Gethings | 80/1 |
| 2024 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 20 Nov 24+22d | Warwick | Welcombe Hills Vineyard Handicap Hurdle Settled behind front group early - stumbled 4th and again 8th - lost touch 4 out - dropping right away 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out | PU/8 | — | 11-2 | 112 | — | — | Murray Dodd | 7/1 |
| 29 Oct 24+35d | Bangor-on-Dee | Halloween Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled in the pack early - closed on the front-runner before 3 out then pushed to the front 2 out - shared the advantage nearing the last but rose superior at the fence - asserted again and stayed on strongly to the line | 1/10 | 11-6 | 108 | 107A | 119A | Murray Dodd | 6/1 | |
| 24 Sep 24+18d | Warwick | Molson Coors Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled behind the front group early - moved into a forward spot by the 7th - upsides the front-runner into the home bend - asked for effort before two out - stayed on but unable to reel in the winner nearing the last - edged out of second late | 3/8 | ½ | 11-12 | 108 | 153A | 130A | Nick Scholfield | 11/1 |
| 06 Sep 24+18d | Bangor-on-Dee | Genesis Wealth Management Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled close up early - hit the front nearing 5th - shared the advantage 3 out - lost that spot before 2 out - gave way steadily to finish well behind | 7/9 | 13 | 10-7 | 112 | 94A | 96A | Nick Scholfield | 50/1 |
| 19 Aug 24+41d | Worcester | Vickers.Bet For Best Prices Guaranteed Handicap Hurdle Struggled for pace from early stages - always towards the back of the field - detached at the finish - eventually 6th | 6/7 | 67 | 11-8 | 116 | 28C | 101C | Nick Scholfield | 28/1 |
| 09 Jul 24+38d | Uttoxeter | We Love Uttoxeter Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 11-3 | 118 | — | — | Nick Scholfield | 12/1 |
| 01 Jun 24+155d | Stratford | Scott Davis Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 6/6 | 43 | 11-5 | 121 | 92C | 96C | Ciaran Gethings | 18/1 |
| 2023 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 29 Dec 23+14d | Doncaster | Ace.Odds Handicap Hurdle | F/3 | — | 12-0 | 122 | — | — | Nick Scholfield | 11/4 |
| 15 Dec 23+34d | Bangor-on-Dee | CorbettSports Handicap Hurdle | 5/6 | 9 | 12-0 | 123 | 148C | 117B | Ciaran Gethings | 9/1 |
| 11 Nov 23+24d | Kelso | Watch Racing TV Free For 31 Days Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-11 | 119 | 119A | 133A | Nick Scholfield | 14/1 | |
| 18 Oct 23+43d | Wetherby | Visit racingtv.com Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 2½ | 12-0 | 118 | 154B | 127B | Nick Scholfield | 28/1 |
| 05 Sep 23+2d | Bangor-on-Dee | September Meeting Handicap Hurdle | PU/7 | — | 12-0 | 119 | — | — | Nick Scholfield | 17/2 |
| 03 Sep 23+35d | Worcester | Neu-Servo Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/4 | — | 10-7 | 119 | — | — | Nick Scholfield | 17/2 |
| 30 Jul 23+19d | Uttoxeter | Vulcan Refractories Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/7 | 15 | 11-1 | 120 | — | 109B | Nick Scholfield | 10/1 |
| 11 Jul 23+26d | Uttoxeter | Visit stmodwenhomes.co.uk Find Your New Home Handicap Hurdle | 1/5 | 12-0 | 115 | 107C | 135B | Nick Scholfield | 3/1 | |
| 15 Jun 23+49d | Worcester | David Hewston Memorial Handicap Hurdle | 5/5 | 16 | 11-4 | 120 | 120C | 95C | Nick Scholfield | 11/2 |
| 27 Apr 23+186d | Warwick | Watch Irish Racing On RacingTV Handicap Hurdle | 8/10 | 8½ | 10-10 | 121 | 154A | 101A | Tom O'Brien | 18/1 |
| 2022 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 23 Oct 22+21d | Aintree | Jewson Click And Collect Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle | PU/13 | — | 11-1 | 122 | — | — | Jay Tidball | 33/1 |
| 02 Oct 22+70d | Uttoxeter | Download The BresBet App Handicap Hurdle | 6/8 | 2¾ | 11-3 | 123 | 129A | 102A | Jonathan Burke | 5/1 |
| 24 Jul 22+45d | Uttoxeter | Amber Windows Josh Roberts Handicap Hurdle | 1/5 | 10-13 | 120 | 119C | 124B | Nick Scholfield | 11/2 | |
| 09 Jun 22+16d | Uttoxeter | Cazoo Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | F/4 | — | 12-0 | 120 | — | — | Nick Scholfield | 6/4F |
| 24 May 22+10d | Bangor-on-Dee | Goose Island Handicap Hurdle | 2/6 | 1½ | 12-0 | 118 | 104B | 136B | Nick Scholfield | 3/1F |
| 14 May 22+70d | Uttoxeter | Boulton Group Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 3/9 | 11 | 10-6 | 120 | 118C | 115A | Tom O'Brien | 13/2 |
| 05 Mar 22+21d | Doncaster | Virgin Bet Free Bets For Winners Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 6/6 | 11 | 11-1 | 122 | 92C | 96C | Nick Scholfield | 6/1 |
| 12 Feb 22+64d | Newbury | Daily Rewards With Betfair Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 5/8 | 19 | 10-7 | 125 | 98A | 108A | Nick Scholfield | 18/1 |
| 2021 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 21+48d | Doncaster | Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | PU/7 | — | 11-3 | 129 | — | — | Ciaran Gethings | 12/1 |
| 23 Oct 21+151d | Cheltenham | Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle | PU/14 | — | 11-1 | 129 | — | — | Nick Scholfield | 15/2 |
| 25 May 21+19d | Bangor-on-Dee | Bangor-On-Dee Leading Jockey 2020-2021 Season Handicap Hurdle | 1/6 | 11-12 | 120 | 109C | 140B | Nick Scholfield | 5/4F | |
| 06 May 21+13d | Worcester | Make Your Mental Health A Priority Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) | 1/9 | 11-6 | 114 | 123A | 129A | Nick Scholfield | 9/4F | |
| 23 Apr 21+36d | Worcester | Dan Skelton Racing Handicap Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-10 | 109 | 140B | 135A | Nick Scholfield | 8/1 | |
| 18 Mar 21+22d | Doncaster | MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Novices' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race) | 4/7 | 4¼ | 11-5 | 110 | 90B | 109A | Lee Edwards | 7/2 |
| 24 Feb 21+76d | Ludlow | Ludlow Farm Shop Handicap Hurdle | 4/11 | 14 | 11-5 | 110 | 115C | 102C | Lee Edwards | 5/1 |
| 2020 · 4 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 20+26d | Warwick | Wigley Group Thank You Key Workers Handicap Hurdle | 1/16 | 11-8 | 101 | 128B | 129A | Lee Edwards | 9/2 | |
| 14 Nov 20+268d | Uttoxeter | starsports.bet Pipped At The Post Offer Handicap Hurdle | 2/15 | shd | 11-10 | 98 | 79B | 128A | Lee Edwards | 12/1 |
| 20 Feb 20+48d | Huntingdon | Betway Handicap Hurdle | PU/18 | — | 11-12 | 100 | — | — | Liam Treadwell | 7/1 |
| 03 Jan 20+20d | Hereford | Happy New Year From MansionBet Conditional Jockeys' Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) | 2/10 | 12 | 11-9 | 100 | — | 107A | Bryan Carver | 13/8F |
| 2019 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 14 Dec 19+19d | Hereford | Santa's Mini Racers Novices' Hurdle | 7/16 | nk | 10-12 | — | — | 111A | Lee Edwards | 50/1 |
| 25 Nov 19+27d | Ludlow | British EBF 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle | 7/12 | 9 | 10-12 | — | 118C | 101C | Alan Johns | 50/1 |
| 29 Oct 19 | Chepstow | Ron Powell (abercrave) 80th Birthday Maiden Hurdle | 9/16 | 10 | 11-0 | — | 108C | 100C | Liam Treadwell | 100/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Butler's Brief won?
- Butler's Brief (IRE) won 8 of 41 archived starts between 2019 and 2025, a strike rate of 19.5%. Placed 14 times in total (34.1% of starts).
- Who trained Butler's Brief?
- Butler's Brief (IRE) was trained by Alastair Ralph on the most recent run on record, at Worcester on 6 May 2025.
- Who is Butler's Brief's sire?
- Butler's Brief (IRE) is by Yeats (IRE) out of She's On The Case (IRE), whose sire is Witness Box.
- What going does Butler's Brief prefer?
- Butler's Brief (IRE) has the best record on soft going: 3 wins from 7 starts (42.9%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Butler's Brief's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 110, from the run on 6 May 2025. The highest on record is 129.
- What is Butler's Brief's sire's record?
- Yeats (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.9% of 9,836 runs since Jul 2013 (707 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest on standard (aw) going: 6.9% from 204. Strongest at trips beyond 3m (all codes): 15.2% from 820.
- Who are Butler's Brief's siblings?
- Out of She's On The Case (IRE), Butler's Brief (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Just Jess (IRE) (2). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Just Jess (IRE)). The wins came over 2m–3m1½f. As at Nov 2026.